For Our Consideration

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  For Our Consideration Reconsidering Codeine, a ’90s band frozen in time

  A band that broke up in ’94 and still sounds lost in the past has a lot to teach present bands about stillness and slowness.

  May 25, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Why Dan Harmon’s firing from Community is just the latest shot in an increasingly familiar showrunner-vs.-network battle

  On the two types of showrunners, and why the networks love, hate, and often need Harmon types.

  May 21, 2012 | 12:30pm -

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  For Our Consideration Why The Avengers is the best TV show in movie theaters

  When Joss Whedon made the leap to the big screen, he took some lessons from the small one with him.

  May 17, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration What do we want from a TV finale?

  Why do so many TV finales bring out the happy-ending machine? 

  May 16, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Don’t move, dirtbag: Year by year with the Police Academy movies 

  Police Academy Week continues with a guide to the definitive cop comedy franchise of the ’80s. 

  May 9, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration What the Tupac hologram says about our unwillingness to let rap’s most beloved icon rest in peace

  Why we can seemingly never say goodbye to Tupac Shakur

  May 7, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  For Our Consideration End it already: When cancellation is the best thing that can happen to a TV series 

  Just because a TV show could go on forever doesn’t mean it should. 

  May 3, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration A look at Funky Winkerbean before the misery began

  Before it became the most miserable strip on the comics page, Funky Winkerbean had a lot going for it. 

  May 2, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration The case for meaningful mourning in the age of Twitter

  When a celebrity dies, too often a tweet says nothing at all.

  April 26, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Our “white people problems” problem: Why it’s time to stop using “white” as a pejorative 

  What do we mean when we call something “too white” anyway? 

  April 25, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration From Pete Seeger to Phil Ochs to oblivion: Folk music’s westward drift 

  Two musicians’ lives in folk music and, for one, beyond it. 

  April 18, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Sympathy for Kurt Sutter (and Veena Sud, and David Simon) 

  David Simon recently heated up an already-fraught conversation between TV creators, critics, and fans. Maybe it’s time to cool it down. 

  April 11, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  For Our Consideration In defense of podcasts (even if they don’t make money) 

  Nearly a decade into the podcasting era, maybe it’s time to rethink what success means. 

  April 6, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Everybody hates Skrillex—except for his fans in the media and music industry

  Skrillex has met with much derision, but that only means he’s doing something right.

  April 5, 2012 | 10:30am -

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  For Our Consideration fIREHOSE’s new box set showcases a band that was at its best onstage

  The release of fIREHOSE’s complete Columbia output as a box set marks a perfect time to reassess the band’s lively performances and comparatively disappointing albums. 

  April 4, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Should bands feel bad about using the past to sell the present?

  When does living in the past become embarrassing?

  March 29, 2012 | 2:00pm -

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  For Our Consideration Devo’s Paradox: Why some art can’t be appreciated in its own time 

  A critic talks about criticism, and why we’re most compelled to comment on art at the worst time. 

  March 21, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration The Tumblr trap: Is Internet culture turning musicians into content-producers? 

  The Internet gives artists the freedom to explore all kinds of crazy ideas, but that doesn’t mean they should. 

  March 20, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  For Our Consideration The doleful soul of Tennessee Tuxedo

  Sometimes entertainment never built to last has a way of lasting.

  March 14, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Bad love: How The Bachelor manufactures sincerity through manipulation

  Looking for love? Look elsewhere.

  March 12, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  For Our Consideration What changes in oldies radio say about our disappearing past

  The second of a two-part series on pop culture’s disappearing past.

  March 9, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Is television a medium without a past? 

  TV history is available at our fingertips. So why do people ignore it while swooning over the history of film and music? 

  March 8, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Pays to be The Boss: Why the Bruce Springsteen business is still booming

  A lot of veteran musicians resign themselves to low profiles and lower sales. Not Springsteen.

  March 7, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration In defense of discs and the desire for better things

  Streaming may be the inevitable future, but it isn’t time to give up on DVD and Blu-ray yet—not while they can be used to make a point.

  March 6, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Todd Snider’s folk-singer redux of The Wire 

  A folk singer focuses on the seedy underside of American life. 

  March 5, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  For Our Consideration Are we nearing comedy podcast overload? 

  Comedy podcasts have been great for comedy. But that may not be the case much longer. 

  March 2, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Patience and piracy: Why helping yourself hurts good TV

  For some, online piracy makes sense. But waiting makes even more sense.

  February 29, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Why it’s still important for bands to do well on Saturday Night Live

  Booked on SNL? Better make a good impression.

  February 24, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  For Our Consideration Soft cels: How the Academy’s animation rules fight the progress of the art form

  This year’s Best Animated Feature nominees include some pleasant surprises, and some telling exclusions. 

  February 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  For Our Consideration What entertainment reporters could learn from baseball geeks

  A lot of reporters talk about grosses and ratings without giving the full picture. Here’s how to change that.

  February 22, 2012 | 12:00am -